The Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Southern Africa (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

CHAPTER 1 Introduction CHAPTER 2 History 2.1 South Africa 2.2 Namibia 2.3 Botswana 2.4 Swaziland 2.5 Lesotho 2.6 Maputo Province CHAPTER 3 Sources of Information and Methods 3.1 Southern Africa: Countries, Topography, Climate and Biomes 3.1.1 Countries 3.1.2 Topography 3.1.3 Temperature and rainfall 3.1.4 Biomes 3.2 Nomenclature 3.2.1 Ticks 3.2.2 Hosts 3.3 Descriptions 3.3.1 Taxonomy 3.3.2 Size 3.3.3 Male to female ratio 3.4 Distribution 3.4.1 South African Tick Survey 3.4.2 Other surveys 3.4.3 Regional distribution 3.5 Tick Collection 3.5.1 Tick collection from live animals 3.5.2 Tick collection from dead animals 3.5.3 Vegetation 3.6 Tick/Host and Host/Tick Lists 3.7 Host Specificity 3.8 Seasonal Abundance 3.9 Life Cycles 3.10 Tick-Borne Diseases 3.11 References CHAPTER 4 The Genus Amblyomma CHAPTER 5 The Genus Haemaphysalis CHAPTER 6 The Genus Hyalomma CHAPTER 7 The Genus Ixodes CHAPTER 8 The Genus Rhipicep halus CHAPTER 9 Ticks belonging to other Genera CHAPTER 10 Hosts and Host and Vegetation Tick Lists Hosts Domestic animals Humans Wildlife Host/Tick Lists South Africa Namibia Botswana Swaziland Lesotho Maputo Province CHAPTER 11 Tick-Borne Diseases Animals Humans